Software Engineer II, Android
Summary
Build and maintain Duolingo's Android app in Kotlin, focusing on subscriber conversion features like paywalls and payment flows, while mentoring junior engineers.
Our mission at Duolingo is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. It’s a big mission, and that’s where you come in! At Duolingo, you’ll join a team that cares about finding innovative solutions to complex technical problems, running countless experiments (300+ at a time!) with our massive user base to make data-driven decisions, and educating our users and employees alike. You’ll have limitless learning opportunities, mentorship and collaboration with world-class minds, and a variety of projects with large scopes — while doing work that’s both fun and meaningful. Join our life-changing mission to develop education for our half a billion (and growing!) learners around the world.
Subscriber Conversion Team
The Subscriber Conversion team owns the surfaces that turn learners into subscribers and keep them subscribed including in-app hooks and paywalls, the purchase flow, pricing and packaging, payments, and subscription partnerships. The team is highly experimental, running a steady stream of A/B tests across iOS, Android, backend, and web, and balances quick optimizations on high-traffic surfaces with larger bets like new tiers and partner offerings.
You will
- Collaborate on software projects with product design and backend aspects
- Develop, release, and maintain native Android application features in Kotlin
- Mentor and set technical direction for junior engineers on the team
You have
- A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field
- Programming experience in Kotlin on Android
- The ability to communicate technical issues effectively to technical and non-technical stakeholders
Exceptional candidates will have
- Strong programming experience building reactive Android apps
- Demonstrated self-direction, with a desire both to learn new techniques and mentor others
- Experience designing clean and maintainable APIs
- Experience writing unit tests and testable code
Salary Range
$153,000—$207,000 USD
Equal Employment Opportunity
Duolingo is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.